In my blog, The Relationship between Reading and Speech Sound Disorders, I recommended improving children’s pre-reading skills from preschool through first grade. The pre-reading skills establish a foundation for children to learn to read. Starting from the third grade, children need to use reading to learn various subjects in the curriculum. What is Reading Comprehension? […]
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A few months ago, I attended a seminar on speech sound disorders and dyslexia. The speaker was Dr. Kelly Farguharson at Florida State University1. The informative content and data that she provided were very helpful to the clinicians working with children with speech sound disorders and also reading difficulties. I thought that some of the
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WHAT IS A VOICE DISORDER? A voice disorder is any change in pitch, loudness, vocal quality and/or progression of vocal issues. WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS OF A VOICE DISORDER? Hoarseness Breathiness Pitch/Voice breaks or changes Loss of voice/Pitch Range Pain or fatigue with voicing Frequent throat clearing Loss of vocal range Strain when speaking WHAT
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Many parents enjoy reading books with their children, and “storytime” can be an important partof a child’s daily routine. Reading together can be a pleasurable bonding experience for bothparent and child. In addition to being fun, reading books is an excellent way to stimulate thedevelopment of language and pre-literacy skills. There is no “right” way
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WHAT IS PRAGMATICS? Pragmatics is the use of language in social contexts. The rule system used for social communication allows us to initiate and maintain positive relationships with others; contributes to peer acceptance; and helps us cope effectively and adaptively with our social environment. RISK INDICATORSFOR POOR PRAGMATIC SKILLS Difficulty using language for different purposes
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What is Stuttering? Stuttering is a disorder that affects the forward flow of speech. Speech may be stopped by interruptions or repetitions on the sounds and words in speech. Who Stutters? More than 45 million people in the world stutter 1% of the population stutters Male stutterers outnumber female stutterers 3:1 About 5% of children
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What is Language? Language refers to a socially agreed upon set of rules that govern communication. These rules include what words themselves mean, how to change endings to make new words, and how to put words together. It is different from speech, which is the verbal means of communicating. SIGNS OR SYMPTOMS Some children may
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WHAT IS A TONGUE THRUST? Tongue thrusting is the habit of placing the tongue in the wrong position while swallowing. The pressure exerted on the teeth when this occurs may force the teeth and arches out of alignment. The tongue moves forward in an exaggerated way during speech, swallowing and/or at rest. Myofunctional therapy re-educates
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What is auditory language processing disorder? Auditory language processing disorder is an impaired ability to attend to, discriminate, recognize, or comprehend auditory information, even though hearing and intelligence are within normal limits. This impairment worsens with competing speech, in noise, or in poor acoustic environments. Auditory processing abilities develop parallel with language, and children with
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WHAT IS LANGUAGE BASED LEARNING DISABILITY? Language-based learning disability refers to a heterogeneous group of difficulties in the acquisition and use of language as related to listening, speaking, reading, writing, mathematical abilities, and/or social skills. RISK INDICATORS Difficulty with rhyming, segmenting, blending, and discriminating Limited variation in vocabulary Limited development of complex sentence structures Difficulty
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